Lisa S. Mankofsky is a partner with Foley & Lardner LLP. A litigator experienced in both trials and arbitrations, she is a member of the firm's IP Litigation and Distribution & Franchise Practices. Ms. Mankofsky is chair of the firm's IP Litigation Practice's Best Practices Committee.
Ms. Mankofsky has represented both patentees and accused infringers in patent litigation. Ms. Mankofsky has worked on patent cases involving all areas of technology, including biotechnology (e.g., pharmaceuticals delivered by nanoparticles), chemical (e.g., use of solid plunger lubricants in die casting), electrical (e.g., involving semiconductors and liquid crystal display technology), and mechanical (e.g., involving decorative window shades and automobile tires). She also has been involved in patent interferences before the United States Patent & Trademark Office. In addition, she has experience in trademark litigation. Ms. Mankofsky has also represented manufacturers in dealership termination litigation and has counseled clients concerning the drafting of agreements related to distributorship and licensing issues.
Ms. Mankofsky co-authored an article on e-Commerce issues in Franchising World (Feb 2011) and a chapter on e-Commerce issues in the Commerce Clearing House (CCH Incorporated) treatise Product Distribution Law Guide (2010). Ms. Mankofsky has also authored articles in Intellectual Property Counselor (Feb. 2005) and Intellectual Property Litigation Reporter (Nov. 2004) concerning opinions of counsel as a defense to a charge of willful patent infringement in light of the en banc decision of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Knorr-Bremse Systeme Fuer Nutzfahrzeuge Gmbh v. Dana Corp. Ms. Mankofsky previously authored a chapter on drafting termination notices in the Commerce Clearing House (CCH Incorporated) treatise Product Distribution Law Guide (1999).
Ms. Mankofsky has been Peer Review Rated as AV® Preeminent™, the highest performance rating in Martindale-Hubbell's peer review rating system and is an arbitrator on the American Arbitration Association's Commercial Panel.
Ms. Mankofsky is a member of the American Intellectual Property Law Association, the litigation and intellectual property sections of the American Bar Association, the Federal Circuit Bar Association, the Maryland Bar Association, and the District of Columbia Bar Association.
Ms. Mankofsky graduated from the State University of New York - Binghamton (1983), Phi Beta Kappa, and the University of Michigan Law School (J.D., 1986).
Ms. Mankofsky is admitted to practice in the state of Maryland and the District of Columbia before the U.S. District Courts for the Districts of Maryland, the District of Columbia, and Connecticut, the Eastern District of Texas, and the Eastern District of Michigan, as well as before the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
Her presentations include:
· "E-commerce: Legal Challenges and Business Opportunities," The 20th Annual Law of Product Distribution & Franchise Seminar, May 24, 2011
· "How to Use the Internet to Expand and Enforce Your Brand and Define the Contractual Relationship with Your Customers," The 19th Annual Law of Product Distribution & Franchise Seminar, Apr. 29, 2010 and Sept. 23, 2010
· "Patents and Patentability: What You Need to Know to Ask the Right Questions" (a presentation on patent-eligible subject matter), ABA Antitrust Section, Intellectual Property Committee, Nov. 3, 2009
· "Preventing Computer Fraud When Giving Distributors Access to Data," The 18th Annual Law of Product Distribution & Franchise Seminar, May 13, 2009
· "What Happens When You Mix Trademarks, Brand Names and the Internet?" The 17th Annual Law of Product Distribution & Franchise Seminar, May 6, 2008
· "Keyword Advertising on the Internet - a Permissible & Effective Sales Tool or an Abuse of Trademark Rights?" The 16th Annual Law of Product Distribution & Franchise Seminar, May 1, 2007
· "The Tension Between Declaratory Judgment Jurisdiction and Equitable Estoppel and Laches," Chemical Practice Group, 1999 Spring meeting of the American Intellectual Property Law Association